Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: Also a Problem for the Women's Health Practitioner
A supplement to Family Practice News. This supplement is jointly sponsored by the Elsevier Office of Continuing Medical Education and Family Practice News.
It is supported by a restricted educational grant from 3M Pharmaceuticals.
The supplement is based upon a faculty interview.
To view the supplement, click the image above. To take the CME test, download and print out the PDF file, and follow the test instructions on page 5.
Topic Highlights
• Antimicrobial Resistance in the United States: An Overview
• Relevance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Women's Health
• Resistance to Quinolone Antibiotics
• Vaginal Anaerobic Bacteria
• Monitoring Resistance Patterns
• Conclusion
Faculty/Faculty Disclosure Statement
David E. Soper, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston Consultant to 3M Pharmaceuticals
Target Audience
This activity was developed for health care providers involved in the care of female patients, including obstetricians/gynecologists and family practice physicians.
Educational Needs
Clinicians who treat patients with infections must maintain a high level of awareness concerning the patterns of resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents. This is crucial at this time for two major reasons: the continued and emerging resistance of important microbes to currently available antibiotics, and the fact that new agents are not likely to be introduced in the near future. Clinicians who specialize in women's health must be especially vigilant regarding chemoprophylaxis against intrapartum group B streptococcus-related neonatal sepsis, the geographic progression of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and clindamycin-resistant anaerobes. This supplement provides a review of these issues and urges clinicians to monitor national, regional, and local resistance patterns.
Learning Objectives
By reading and studying this supplement, participants should be able to:
• Discuss the emerging resistance patterns involving the microorganisms that affect public health in the United States today.
• List the microorganisms that are of greatest concern in women's health care today, and describe the impact of emerging resistance among these organisms.
• Explain how clinicians can monitor emerging resistance patterns to help guide their choice of antimicrobial agents, particularly for patients with community-acquired infections such as urinary tract infections and bacterial vaginosis.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Elsevier Office of Continuing Medical Education (EOCME) and Family Practice News. The EOCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The EOCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
